Setup Kubectl on Cloud Dev Environment in 60 Seconds

This blog will describe how to automate the kubectl setup for Cloud Dev Environments such as Gitpod.

Why is it necessary to automate?

Gitpod offers an ephemeral environment. If you want to use kubectl on each/all workspaces, it must be configured. As a result, you won't have to manually install and configure kubectl every time you start working on it.

What is Ephemeral Environment?

An ephemeral environment is a short-lived, encapsulated deployment of an application. Ephemeral environments provide robust, on-demand platforms for running tests, previewing features, and collaborating asynchronously across teams. (Ref. here)

TL;DR; these are "Dynamic environments", "Temporary environments", "on-demand environments" or "short-lived environments".

Pre-Baked Dev Environment

Gitpod gives users the ability to construct pre-baked (ready to use) environments by offering .gitpod.yml that automate the configuration of the development environment. In order to avoid having to set up everything from scratch, users save time and experience less friction in their lives.

Automate kubectl setup

You only need two files to complete this task: your .gitpod.yml file and a script that executes the setup and installation of kubectl along with all other necessary tools.

• First, You need to copy-paste this script in any directory of that particular project.

• Now, You need to execute this script from your .gitpod.yml (present in the root of your project).
  

tasks:
  - name: Setup kubectl
    command: bash $GITPOD_REPO_ROOT/setup_kubectl_with_gitpod.sh

You can configure the path based on where the setup kubectl script is located because my script was located in the root directory in this case.

• Now, you can start creating the kubeconfig file according to your project requirements. 🎉

Try Now

In less than 40 seconds, start using kubectl by clicking the button below.:

Code

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gitpod-samples / demo-kubectl-with-gitpod

Learn how to integrate Kubectl with Gitpod.

Kubectl with Gitpod

This repository contains an example of how to set up kubectl on Gitpod.

Demo

Click on the button below:

Now, you can start creating the kubeconfig file according to your project requirements.

Installed tools & services

• aws-iam-authenticator
• kubectl
• cert-manager
• kubectl cert-manager
• eksctl - The official CLI for Amazon EKS

Recommended Reading

Gitpod

• Config .gitpod.yml
• One workspace per task

kubectl

• Install and Set Up kubectl on Linux

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